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2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War
File:Battle of Konotop 06.jpg Clockwise, from the top left photo: People in the Kyiv metro; a burning bus on the Kharkov-Kyiv road; destroyed military equipment in Konotop; destroyed residential buildings in Kharkov, Kyiv and Chernihiv region. Map: Military situation as of 4 January 2025    Ukraine    Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia and pro-Russian separatists See also: Detailed map of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Date 24 February 2022 (2022-02-24) – present (2 years, 10 months, 1 week and 4 days) Location Ukraine (with spillover into Russia) Status Ongoing (list of engagements · control of cities · timeline of events) Russian Ground Forces enter Ukraine from Russia, Crimea, and Belarus Russian air and missile strikes target military bases, airports and major cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, and Odessa
Belligerents
Russia  Donetsk Republic  Luhansk Republic Supported by:  Belarus	Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Vladimir Putin Mikhail Mishustin Sergey Shoygu Valery Gerasimov Alexander Bortnikov Nikolai Patrushev Denis Pushilin Vladimir Pashkov Leonid Pasechnik Sergey Kozlov	Volodymyr Zelenskyy Denys Shmyhal Vitali Klitschko Oleksii Reznikov Denys Monastyrsky Oleksii Danilov Valerii Zaluzhnyi Serhiy Shaptala Ruslan Khomchak Oleksandr Syrskyi
Strength
Russia: ~175,000–190,000 Donetsk Republic: 20,000 Luhansk Republic: 14,000	Ukraine: 209,000 (armed forces) 102,000 (paramilitary) 900,000 (reserves)
Order of battle for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Casualties and losses
Per Russia (2 March): 498 soldiers killed, 1,597 wounded Per US officials (2 March): 5,800–6,000 soldiers killed Per Ukraine (2 March): 9,000+ losses 200 captured Equipment losses: Per Russia: 2 civilian ships bombed (several casualties onboard) 1 Su-25 crashed 1 An-26 crashed (crew killed) Per Ukraine: 198 tanks destroyed 846 armoured vehicles destroyed 29 aircraft shot down 29 helicopters shot down 2 Ilyushin Il-76 planes shot down	Per Ukraine (1st & 6th day): 110+ soldiers killed Per US officials (28 February): ~1,500 soldiers killed Per Russia (2 March): 2,870 soldiers killed, 3,700 wounded, 572 captured Equipment losses: Per Ukraine: 1 An-26 shot down 2 Su-27 destroyed 1 MiG-29 shot down Per Russia: 606 tanks/combat vehicles destroyed 405 special military vehicles destroyed 13 combat aircraft shot down 7 combat helicopters shot down 49 aircraft on ground destroyed 53 drones shot down 8 navy vessels destroyed
Per Ukraine: 2,000+ civilians killed, 1,684 wounded Per UN: 136+ civilians killed, 400+ wounded Per UN: +1 million refugees and ~1 million internally displaced persons 21 foreign citizens killed

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